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Monday, March 31, 2008

this one's for me

see, this is what happens when I try to take photos of my quilts.and I'm really not complaining. :)

Yes, it's another happy hour quilt. This is a great pattern for a beginner. Aside from the cutting, (which is easy, but takes awhile) the quilt goes together in a snap. And it's a good way to show off fabrics with a larger print.I used Heather Bailey Freshcut fabric, some Joel Dewberry and a few prints from Mill End Textiles. Oh, and there is some Denyse Schmidt fabric in there, too.This time I used serger thread to quilt it. Although it's polyester, I love serger thread for a few reasons. It's thinner than the cotton stuff I usually use, so it blends in a bit better. And it comes on a spool with 3000 yards, so there is no danger of running out of thread during a project. I used light pink thread here and it blends in well, even with the green.For the backing I used some Freshcut fabric that I got at my local quilt shop for 60% off. (It was difficult to stop from buying the whole bolt.)The quilt measures about 70" square.---------------So this is the start of finish it up week for me. I have a bunch of projects that I need to complete, (pincushions, bunnies and quilts) so I am going to try to finish as many as possible. Anyone else care to join me?

67 comments:

I love the colors. Of course.Funny enough I just put serger thread in my machine for the "winging it" quilte because I don't have enough regular off-white and figured this would do.I will gladly join you in "finish it off" week. I have a couple of things on my list that I should really get to.

This quilt is fantastic! I remember my mom picking up this pattern at a quilt shop a couple of months ago and I didn't even think about using it for large patterns but it really is perfect, and I'm addicted to all the same fabrics, so will have to give it a try. I'm just starting on a finish it up month, way too many projects going on to finish in a week!

Very pretty quilt. I'll have to put that pattern on my 'someday' list to do :) and I think you should have got the whole bolt at 60% off...where DO you shop, girlfriend? me thinks I need to get there fast! :)

lol! I giggled when I saw your kids on your quilt. I thought, "well, kids are better than cats" (which is usually how it goes at my house) Love your happy hour quilt. I'll join you in the finish it up week. I have a few projects to get done. I've been sort of lazy and not finishing things, so this will be good.

LOVE the Happy Hour pattern. Your colors are gorgeous. I did one using Kaffe Fassett fabrics (mostly)in persimmon, eggplant, blueberry, and celery. Not the colors I normally use but ONE piece of fabric called my name and I went from there.

Oh so cute! I have the same problem with pictures - only it's the dog that likes to get in the way! I so wish I could sit for more than 10 mins at my machine so I could "finish up" my million and one projects! Good luck!

I love the pictures of your quilt with the little one using it! That’s what quilts are for! The pattern is wonderful and the fabrics make it even more gorgeous!I probably need a decade to finish my projects, but I will join this week... !

Love the fabric, colors and shapes you made out of the quilt. On a sunny day you should go hang it outside on your line or fence and take a picture of it. It's gorgeous. I love that your daugther plopped right on it just like she is supposed to do with a quilt. :) If you email me I can email you a photo of my one and only quilt I made and plan to do more when my other hobby is not as busy (making cakes and cookies). LOL

It's beautiful... I want to join you, but may have to wait until tomorrow... my cold is lingering... I need to get my quilt-a-long finished so I won't already be behind when you start your next one! Ha!

I like the quilt. I see little A still has a fondness for her Too Big book. I won't be finishing a project this week-I am going to a movie tomorrow, AWANA on Wed, Thursday is quilt club, and Saturday is the women's event at church.

Your Finish It Up week is off to a great start. I love this quilt pattern, and like the colors and prints that you choose for it. Your little one sitting on it is an adorable sight. Looking forward to your next installment (but not joining in myself, as my unfinished projects are things like window frames that need to be painted, and I just don't have that in my right now).

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How cute! Love the quilt too! :) I'm with you on finishing up some projects this week. Actually with a new month upon us, I'm ready to get lots of things finished up in April. Soon it will be time to get outside & spend some time planting flowers & enjoying the outdoors. Thanks for your inspiration!

If you are after thinner thread that is almost invisible (but isnt the horrible to sew with monofilimint thread) try silk. It comes in a variety of thicknesses with the thinnest being almost invisible on the quilt and being silk, its really strong! I have yet to try it myself though I admit, but once I get a new sewing machine and start quilting the many UFO's I will be :)

So beautiful. I finished handbasting a quilt last night. I'm going to try and machine quilt it today. I've only made a few quilts, so I'm nervous, but you can't learn if you don't try, right? I'll post photos on my blog if I'm at least satisfied with the results! Your quilts inspire the rest of us! GREAT JOB!

Love the colors you chose! Thanks to you I'm actually going to try out your tutorial to quilt my next quilt. I've mostly been quilting by stitching the ditch or diagonal lines - now it's time for more yummy texture!